Towel-cabinet



Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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TOWEL CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,19I9.

A. MILLER.

TOWEL CABlN ET. APPLICATION F ILED1UNE26,1919.

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' Application filed une 25,

To all whomitmay oonccm: Be it known that I, AnoLPH MILLER, a citizen oftheUnited States, and a resident of Kirkwood, St. Louis county, 'Missou-rhhaye invented a new and useful Improvement in Towel-Cabinets, of which the-following is a specification. a I Y My invention relates to towel cabinets of the kind wherein a plurality of towels are supported. It has for its objectsfto-provide asimple means for keepinga: clean towel constantly in position for use, for disposing of the used towels, for removing the'dirty towels from the cabinet and replacing them with clean towels and for preventing the loss 7 or theft of towels.

The invention consists in a rotatable support for the towels and in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed. In the drawings, whichconstitute, a part of this specification and wherein like reference characters designate like parts infthe several Views,

Figure l is a plan view of my improved towel cabinet showingaused towel and a clean towel in positionto be used;

Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view showing I osition and showing the construction of t eirotatable towelsupport;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the arrangement of the towels in-the cabinet;

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the towels and the means for holding them in position before they are put in the cabinet; Fig. 5 is a detail View of the towel sup- Fig. 6 is a view showing how the towels are folded.

A cylindrical member 1 is'rotatably 'secured to a base 2 by means of a bolt 3.. The base 2 for said cylinder 1 is supported on a pedestal 4. A washer 5 is interposed between the bottom of the cylinder 1 and thebase 2. A ball bearing or other'anti-frictionhearing may be used if desired, anda ratchet member or the like maybe added, permitting the cylinder-to rotate in only A conical shell 6 has upwardly projecting clips 7 secured thereto. The clips 7 are adapted to receive a ring 8 onwhich towels 9 are mounted by means of eyelets or grom'ets 10in one corner thereof.

The shell 6 forms a seat for the towels v The Specif cation bf Letters Patent. Patented Aug.

conical support 6.

16,1921. 1919. Serial Ko 306867t shell-"6, clips? andring 8 constitutethe towersupporting means- The ring-S isshown as having a plurality of notches 11. therein. 7

The towels 9 are strung on the'ring 8, the gromets of the towelsresting inthe notches l'l-of the ring. The meeting ends of the ring I 8 are secured: together by; a padlock- '12; f

Each towel is so folded that a portion 13 thereof projectsover; the ringv 8, the body of the towel resting on the support -6. The

overhanging portion 13' is largeenough to balan'ce'thetowel and prevent it"from sliding down inside the cylinder 1 under ordinary usage. The shell 6 may be made with a bottom so. as to make it-impossible for the towels to drop down into said cylinder 1.

' A'cylindrlcal casing 14, having a domeshaped top 15 is also mounted on the base 2. Y

The casing 14 is larger than the cylinder 1, so that there is room enough between them for towels to hang. The casing 14 is removably held by resilient fingers 16 secured to the'base 2 and bearing against the casing 14. The casing 14 has a vertical opening 17 therein, and the dome 15 has a circular opening 18 alining with said opening 17 A towel is grasped through the opening in the dome and after being used is allowed to drop. into the opening of the casing 14.

When the overhanging end 1.3of a towel is pulled, the towel support 'is rotated slightly due to the fact that the eyelet or gromet 10 of the towel is'held in one of the notches 11 of the ring 8. Afterthe towel has been used, it is allowed to drop down into the space between the support 1 and the easing 14. The rotation of the support has inthe meantime brought a clean towel in posi- :tion to be grasped through the opening in the dome. 7

The towels are placed on the ring Sand then folded as shown in F ig; 6. The towels are folded along the diagonal line aa passingthrough the gromet 10 and the opposite corner'of the towel, then along the line b-J; parallel to the line b-a, then transversely along. the line c-cso as toleave the overhanging portion 13 above mentioned. When bundles of clean towels are being delivered, a ring 20 rests on the towels to keep them in place,-said ring having a diameter which is approximately It will be understood that a different form of ring or supporting member" may be used,

the mean diameter of the different from that described, that the outer casing and dome may be different from those described and that other changes and modifications may be made without departing from my invention.

What I claim is: Y

1. A towel cabinet comprising a base, a rotatable member secured thereto, a removable seat mounted on said rotatable member and a retaining ring adapted to have towels strung thereon said towels resting on said seat. a

2. A. towel cabinet comprising a rotatable towel supporting member and a retaining ring for the towels secured thereto, said retaining ring having notches along its upper face, the towels having eyelets therein, said eyelets resting in the notches of said retain ing ring, whereby a pull on a clean towel ro tates the towel supporting member.

3. A towel cabinet comprising a base, a

rotatable member secured thereto, and a towel supporting member removably mounted on said rotatable member, said towel supporting member comprising a conical seat for the towels and a retaining ring on which the towels are mounted.

4. In a towel cabinet, a conical shell in which the clean towels rest and a retaining ring secured above said conical shell, the towels being mounted on said retaining ring.

5. In a towel cabinet, a conical seat for the towels, said seat being rotatably mounted, and a towel retaining member secured to said towel seat, said retaining member comprising a ring having a plurality of notches in its upper face, said notches constituting positioning means for the towels mounted on said ring.

Signed at St. Louis, Missouri, this 11th day of June, 1919. I

' ADOLPH MILLER. 

